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enwebmaster@abajournal.comCopyright 20152015-08-02T00:17:00+00:00Church-slayings suspect Dylann Roof wants to plead guilty in federal hate-crime case, lawyer sayshttp://www.abajournal.com/news/article/church_slayings_suspect_dylann_roof_wants_to_plead_guilty_magistrate_enters/?utm_source=feeds&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=site_rss_feeds
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/church_slayings_suspect_dylann_roof_wants_to_plead_guilty_magistrate_enters#When:20:45:00ZDylann Roof, the white suspect accused of gunning down nine parishioners at a historic black church in Charleston, South Carolina, last month, wants to plead…]]>2015-07-31T20:45:00+00:00Charleston shooting trial set for 2016; judge extends gag order despite media objectionshttp://www.abajournal.com/news/article/charleston_shooting_trial_set_for_2016_judge_extends_gag_order_despite_medi/?utm_source=feeds&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=site_rss_feeds
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/charleston_shooting_trial_set_for_2016_judge_extends_gag_order_despite_medi#When:18:00:00ZA trial date for Dylann Roof over the shooting deaths of nine churchgoers in June has been set for July 2016, the Associated Press…]]>2015-07-16T18:00:00+00:00Background-check flaw let Charleston church-massacre suspect buy a gun, FBI chief sayshttp://www.abajournal.com/news/article/background_check_flaw_let_charleston_church_massacre_suspect_buy_a_gun_fbi/?utm_source=feeds&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=site_rss_feeds
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/background_check_flaw_let_charleston_church_massacre_suspect_buy_a_gun_fbi#When:19:05:00ZThe 21-year-old suspect in a high-profile mass shooting at a historic black church in Charleston, South Carolina, should not have been able to buy a…]]>2015-07-10T19:05:00+00:00Impassioned speech by lawyer opposing Confederate flag rocked South Carolina Househttp://www.abajournal.com/news/article/bill_to_remove_confederate_flag_from_south_carolina_capitol_goes_to_governo/?utm_source=feeds&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=site_rss_feeds
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/bill_to_remove_confederate_flag_from_south_carolina_capitol_goes_to_governo#When:21:54:00ZUpdated: After more than 13 hours of debate, the South Carolina House approved a bill early Thursday to remove the Confederate flag from the…]]>2015-07-09T21:54:00+00:00State senate votes to remove Confederate flag from South Carolina Capitolhttp://www.abajournal.com/news/article/state_senate_votes_to_remove_confederate_flag_from_south_carolina_capitol/?utm_source=feeds&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=site_rss_feeds
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/state_senate_votes_to_remove_confederate_flag_from_south_carolina_capitol#When:23:08:00ZIn the first of several votes needed to obtain approval to remove the Confederate battle flag from the South Carolina state Capitol grounds, the Republican-controlled…]]>2015-07-06T23:08:00+00:00Suits by law profs claim they were fired for opposing law school’s sale to InfiLawhttp://www.abajournal.com/news/article/suits_by_law_profs_claim_they_were_fired_for_opposing_law_schools_sale_to_i/?utm_source=feeds&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=site_rss_feeds
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/suits_by_law_profs_claim_they_were_fired_for_opposing_law_schools_sale_to_i#When:16:39:00ZTwo tenured law professors at Charleston School of Law have filed lawsuits claiming they were fired because they opposed the school’s sale to InfiLaw.

The…]]>

2015-07-06T16:39:00+00:00Should Confederate flag be displayed? ABA president, state officials, stores take a stand against ithttp://www.abajournal.com/news/article/should_confederate_flag_be_displayed_more_states_retailers_others_take_acti/?utm_source=feeds&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=site_rss_feeds
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/should_confederate_flag_be_displayed_more_states_retailers_others_take_acti#When:15:22:00ZA call Monday by South Carolina’s governor for the removal of the Confederate battle flag from the state capitol grounds was swiftly followed by…]]>2015-06-24T15:22:00+00:00Confederate flag should be removed from South Carolina state capitol grounds, governor sayshttp://www.abajournal.com/news/article/confederate_flag/?utm_source=feeds&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=site_rss_feeds
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/confederate_flag#When:21:30:00ZAfter a fatal shooting attack last week on nine people who were attending a Bible study group at a historic black church in Charleston,…]]>2015-06-22T21:30:00+00:00Church-shooting bond judge was reprimanded for N-word advice; comments at hearing bring debatehttp://www.abajournal.com/news/article/church_shooting_bond_judge_was_reprimanded_for_n_word_advice_comments_at_he/?utm_source=feeds&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=site_rss_feeds
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/church_shooting_bond_judge_was_reprimanded_for_n_word_advice_comments_at_he#When:12:22:00ZThe South Carolina judge who presided in the bond hearing for the white man accused of the racially motivated Charleston church shootings was reprimanded in…]]>2015-06-22T12:22:00+00:00Hate-crime investigation launched after suspect captured in Charleston church shootinghttp://www.abajournal.com/news/article/hate-crime_investigation_launched_after_suspect_captured_in_charleston_chur/?utm_source=feeds&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=site_rss_feeds
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/hate-crime_investigation_launched_after_suspect_captured_in_charleston_chur#When:18:07:00ZUpdated: A 21-year-old white man accused of fatally shooting nine people Wednesday night during a bible-study meeting at a historic black church in Charleston, South…]]>2015-06-18T18:07:00+00:00Nelson Mullins opens NYC office, expands capital markets practicehttp://www.abajournal.com/news/article/nelson_mullins_opens_nyc_office/?utm_source=feeds&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=site_rss_feeds
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/nelson_mullins_opens_nyc_office#When:16:00:00ZA Southern regional powerhouse has planted its flag in New York City.

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough announced Monday that it has opened a Manhattan…]]>

2015-06-09T16:00:00+00:00Cop in South Carolina is indicted in shooting death of man pulled over for a broken taillighthttp://www.abajournal.com/news/article/cop_in_south_carolina_is_indicted_in_shooting_death_of_man_pulled_over_for/?utm_source=feeds&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=site_rss_feeds
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/cop_in_south_carolina_is_indicted_in_shooting_death_of_man_pulled_over_for#When:13:51:00ZA former police officer in North Charleston, South Carolina, has been indicted on a murder charge for the shooting death of a motorist who fled…]]>2015-06-09T13:51:00+00:00Charleston School of Law lays off seven more faculty members, plans to enroll fall classhttp://www.abajournal.com/news/article/charleston_school_of_law_lays_off_seven_more_faculty_members_plans_to_enrol/?utm_source=feeds&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=site_rss_feeds
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/charleston_school_of_law_lays_off_seven_more_faculty_members_plans_to_enrol#When:12:00:00ZThe Charleston School of Law has announced it will enroll a fall class, but it will have to lay off seven more faculty members to…]]>2015-05-26T12:00:00+00:00Can this legal maneuver save Charleston School of Law?http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/can_this_legal_maneuver_save_charleston_school_of_law/?utm_source=feeds&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=site_rss_feeds
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/can_this_legal_maneuver_save_charleston_school_of_law#When:13:47:00ZLawyers in Charleston, South Carolina, are reportedly working on a plan to save the embattled Charleston School of Law.

The plan is for lawyers representing…]]>

2015-05-18T13:47:00+00:00Transgender teen wins right to obtain driver’s license that ‘looks like me’http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/transgender_teen_wins_right_to_obtain_drivers_license_that_looks_like_me/?utm_source=feeds&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=site_rss_feeds
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/transgender_teen_wins_right_to_obtain_drivers_license_that_looks_like_me#When:10:45:00ZA transgender teen ordered to take off her makeup for a driver’s license photo has changed South Carolina policy as a result of her lawsuit.…]]>2015-04-23T10:45:00+00:00Attorney was shot to death with own gun; son had psychotic episode, former law partner sayshttp://www.abajournal.com/news/article/attorney_was_shot_to_death_with_own_gun_son_suffered_psychotic_episode_form/?utm_source=feeds&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=site_rss_feeds
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/attorney_was_shot_to_death_with_own_gun_son_suffered_psychotic_episode_form#When:18:35:00ZThe son of a South Carolina criminal defense lawyer shot his father to death with the attorney’s own 9 millimeter handgun, witnesses said at a…]]>2015-04-17T18:35:00+00:00Son is charged with murder in slaying of criminal defense lawyerhttp://www.abajournal.com/news/article/son_is_charged_with_murder_in_slaying_of_criminal_defense_lawyer/?utm_source=feeds&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=site_rss_feeds
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/son_is_charged_with_murder_in_slaying_of_criminal_defense_lawyer#When:19:35:00ZA well-known lawyer in York County, South Carolina, has allegedly been killed by his son. This is the third time in five years that lawyers…]]>2015-04-13T19:35:00+00:00Cop in motorist shooting video gets new lawyer after previous counsel quitshttp://www.abajournal.com/news/article/fired_police_officer_charged_with_murder_over_fatal_foot_chase_after_traffi/?utm_source=feeds&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=site_rss_feeds
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/fired_police_officer_charged_with_murder_over_fatal_foot_chase_after_traffi#When:18:30:00ZA prominent South Carolina criminal defense lawyer is now representing a fired North Charleston police officer in a high-profile murder case.

The shooting of black…]]>

2015-04-09T18:30:00+00:00Officer is charged with murder after shooting video surfaceshttp://www.abajournal.com/news/article/south_carolina_officer_is_charged_with_murder_after_shooting_video_surfaces/?utm_source=feeds&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=site_rss_feeds
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/south_carolina_officer_is_charged_with_murder_after_shooting_video_surfaces#When:14:29:00ZA police officer in North Charleston, South Carolina, has been charged with murder after a video showed him shooting a man in the back as…]]>2015-04-08T14:29:00+00:00Judge cuts $1.6M jury verdict for lawyer who said she was hounded by sheriff’s office to $300Khttp://www.abajournal.com/news/article/judge_cuts_1.6m_jury_verdict_for_strip_searched_lawyer_to_300k/?utm_source=feeds&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=site_rss_feeds
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/judge_cuts_1.6m_jury_verdict_for_strip_searched_lawyer_to_300k#When:12:15:00ZSaying that he was required to do so by a legal cap on damages against a government agency, a South Carolina judge has reduced a…]]>2015-01-28T12:15:00+00:00Murder conviction of boy, 14, is tossed 70 years after his execution; judge cites bad lawyeringhttp://www.abajournal.com/news/article/murder_conviction_of_boy_14_is_tossed_70_years_after_his_execution_judge_ci/?utm_source=feeds&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=site_rss_feeds
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/murder_conviction_of_boy_14_is_tossed_70_years_after_his_execution_judge_ci#When:15:56:00ZA South Carolina judge has vacated the murder conviction of a 14-year-old black youth who was executed in 1944 after being found guilty by an…]]>2014-12-18T15:56:00+00:00Security guards with less training than manicurists wield considerable powerhttp://www.abajournal.com/news/article/security_guards_with_less_training_than_manicurists_wield_considerable_powe/?utm_source=feeds&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=site_rss_feeds
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/security_guards_with_less_training_than_manicurists_wield_considerable_powe#When:11:45:00ZSecurity guards in South Carolina have less training than manicurists and animal control officers, yet they have about the same authority as police on private…]]>2014-12-17T11:45:00+00:00New law school president throws in towel after 8 days on the jobhttp://www.abajournal.com/news/article/new_law_school_president_throws_in_towel_after_8_days_on_the_job/?utm_source=feeds&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=site_rss_feeds
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/new_law_school_president_throws_in_towel_after_8_days_on_the_job#When:23:25:00ZHired on Nov. 13, the new president of Charleston School of Law threw in the towel barely more than a week later.

In a…]]>

2014-11-24T23:25:00+00:00SCOTUS refuses another stay in a same-sex marriage casehttp://www.abajournal.com/news/article/scotus_refuses_another_stay_in_a_same_sex_marriage_case/?utm_source=feeds&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=site_rss_feeds
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/scotus_refuses_another_stay_in_a_same_sex_marriage_case#When:13:42:00ZThe U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday refused to grant a stay that would have blocked same-sex marriages in South Carolina.